History will take place on Saturday, July 26, when the Fide 2025 World Cup finals will launch the VŠE Indian Settlement between Divya Deshmukh and Humpy Konera. This means for the first time that two Indian players will face themselves in the final of the prestigious event.
After a rest on Friday, July 25, the final match will present two classic games scheduled for Saturday and Sunday (26 – 27 July). If the score is tied, Tiebreaks will be held on Monday 28 July.
Deshmukh secured her place by defeating the former world champion Zhongyi Tan from China with a strong performance in the game 2.
Humpy, one of the most decorated chess players in India, showed the nerves of steel in the serial stages. On Thursday, after 3-3 debt, the Chinese Tingjie Lei performed in a dramatic tiebreaker and dominated the Blitz segment to teach its place in the finals.
Previously, Humpy was taken to the departments in the forest finals of Swiss Alexandra Koseniuk, the former world champion. She then showed a clinical performance against Yuxin’s song and prepared a stage of what was probably her best moment-in five minutes in five-minute games.
Humpy Koneru enters the finals as a favorite with wealth of experience and recent momentum. But 19 -year -old Destya Deshmukh has shown that she can take off the giants, and will try to script the fairy tale for his campaign.
Time control for classic games:
Each player has 90 minutes for the first 40 movements, followed by 30 minutes for the rest of the game. The 30 -second addition to movement begins from movement.
Tiebreak format:
- Two Fast Games: 10 minutes + 10 -second addition to movement
- If it is still tied: two games after 5 minutes + 3 second additions
- If it is still tied: Two games blitz after 3 minutes + 2 -second additions
- If it is still tied: Another 3+2 games Blitz are played until the winner is determined
What is the money for the World Cup final?
Winner: $ 50,000 (approximately Rs 43.23 Lakh)
Runner-up: $ 35,000 (approximately Rs 30.26 Lakh)
Where to watch the World Cup final of chess in India?
There is no live broadcast of the World Cup Chess finals. Live streaming of the match will be available on the Fide YouTube channel.
When to watch the World Cup final of chess in India?
The match will start at 16:30 ist, 7:00 East time.
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Published:
Sabyasachi Chowdhury
Published on:
July 26, 2025
